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Man of the hourPedro Pascalhas a big weekend coming up, as he’ll have many eyes on him on both Saturday and Sunday. After three acclaimed episodes, he’ll be back as Joel in the fourth episode ofThe Last of Uson HBO on Sunday evening. The night before, he’ll be performing live on NBC for his debut as guest host forSaturday Night Live, showing off his more humorous side.SNLacknowledgesThe Last of Uswith a new promo for the Pascal-hosted episode, featuring the actor confronting a clicker on the sketch comedy show’s set....

Last summer,The Lonely Islandtrio ofAndy Samberg,Jorma TacconeandAkiva Schafferreunited to start shooting a secret movie for Universal Pictures. All that was known at the time was that it was set in the music world, withAndy Sambergstarring and co-writing the script with directorsAkiva SchafferandJorma Taccone. Earlier this month, the title was revealed asPopstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, and todayUniversal Pictureshas debuted the first red bandtrailer, which does feature nudity and adult language, and shouldn’t be watched by fans under the age of 18....

We have some new details, albeit vague details, regarding the villain inNo Time to Die, aka James Bond 25. Much remains mysterious about the upcoming finale to Daniel Craig’s tenure as 007, but perhaps nothing more so than Rami Malek’s villain. Now, thanks to producer Barbara Broccoli, we know just a little more about the man who will be giving Bond a run for his money this time around. Oscar-winnerRami Malek, who was recently seen as Freddie Mercury in the Queen biopicBohemian Rhapsody, as well asMr....

Star Warsis one of the most popular and extensive franchises in the history of Hollywood entertainment. In the years since the original film debuted in 1977, the series has grown to cover 11 live-action feature films, a handful of live-action series on Disney+, and countless books, comics, and video games that exist both within and outside the universe’s established canon. One arena in the franchise that has experienced some of the most extensive expansion within is the medium of animation....

Terminator 6is currently filming and a new picture featuringArnold Schwarzenegger"teaching machine" to Gabriel Luna in the gym has been released. The sixth installment in the Terminator franchise was shooting in Spain and then Hungary, but it appears that they are back in the United States to finish off the project, which was always the plan. Schwarzenegger revealed that he had begun filming when he couldn’t make it to the Climate Pacific Partnership conference in Fiji, which was held in late July....

Midsummer Scream, the largest Halloween and horror fan convention in the world, returns to Southern California August 3-4 for a monstrous weekend of thrills, chills, and haunting fun. For the first time,Midsummer Screamwill occupy the entire Long Beach Convention Center, doubling the show’s size for 2019. Tickets forMidsummer Scream2019 are now on sale at MidsummerScream.org including single-day General Admission passes, as well as the very popular limited-edition Gold Bat Weekend Pass, which enables guests to access the show floor and other aspects of Midsummer Scream an hour early each day before the convention opens to the general public; front of line priority access to panel presentations and attractions throughout the venue; a collectible lanyard and credential; and a Gold Bat 2019 enamel pin....

If anything,Supergirlis more connected to the original 1978Superman, a story that was continued in 2006’sSuperman Returns. And it does not exist in the same universe as this spring’s epic blockbusterBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. So the show is getting to have some fun with the iconicDC superhero. The latest trailer for this week’s upcoming episode even teases the return ofKara Zor-El’s more famous cousin. But will we ever really get to see his face?...

The newly released Australian queer horror filmT-Blockerspresents a colorful punk-rock portrayal of the trans experience, which steals the show from the underlying horror plot. Perhaps the most impressive part aboutT-Blockersis that it was made by then-17-year-old Alice Maio Mackay, a youngtrans newcomer in the film industrywho directed and co-wrote the script. Mackay uses the horror genre to make biting social commentary on LGBT+ issues in the third film of her career, and she particularly excels at the stylistic colors, energetic soundtrack, and punk-feminist tone of the movie....

The Netflix true crime docuseriesMurdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandalexposes a series of unsolved deathsconnected to a Southern Carolina family. The documentary opens with the death of Mallory Beach, a young woman in a boating accident with a group of friends. The boat, owned by the Murdaugh family, was being driven by Paul Murdaugh while he was heavily intoxicated. When the boat crashed into the pillar of a bridge, Mallory and her boyfriend Anthony were thrown overboard....

Legendary’sTexas Chainsaw Massacre reboothas severed ties withdirectors Andy and Ryan Tohillone week into production. The studio has scrapped the first week’s footage and replaced the directors with David Blue Garcia. The upcoming movie will be a direct sequel to the 1974 Tobe Hooper-directed original, and it has a lot of hype surrounding it. The studio was reportedly not excited by what they saw from the Tohills in the first week and decided to scrap everything before they got too far in the process....

Withthe passing of Pope Francison Easter Monday, we’ve been thinking about just how much the Catholic faith is represented in cinema. Many of the greatest directors were raised Catholic; there are simply too many to mention, but the obvious ones include Martin Scorsese, Frank Capra, Roberto Rossellini, John Ford, Robert Bresson, Paul Schrader, and Álex de la Iglesia. The epic themes of Catholicism (from suffering, sacrifice, and guilt to faith, love, and redemption) are infused in many of the greatest films ever made....

Good lord, what is going on in the White House? Why, nothing more than a littleStar Warsdance party! And if there is one thing President Obama loves, it’s hisStar Wars. Along with his wife Michelle, the POTUS showed off his dance moves yet again, grooving to tunes provided by R2-D2. Sure, it looks a little crazy. But it was all done in good fun to celebrate May 4th, which is known worldwide asStar Wars Day....

First Jesus on a piece of cheese toast. NowDonald Trumpin a dog’s ear? You heard that right. A cyst found in a dog’s ear looks like Donald Trump’s face and blonde wispy hair, its owner claims. Jade Robinson, 25, of North England had to wait until her two-year old beagle, Chief, was asleep before snapping a picture of the dog’s inner ear to send to a vet. Robinson didn’t notice anything at the time, but her friend noticed right away that the weird cyst looks exactly like the45th president of the United States, leading to a viral masterpiece....